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What the Coronavirus Pandemic Means for Global Supply Chains

Shipchain

It all began in late December 2019 when the World Health Organization was informed of several cases of severe pneumonia in Wuhan, China. What was once thought to only be an issue in China is now a global pandemic, with thousands infected and a huge majority of businesses forced to close down their offices or suspend operations indefinitely.

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Coronavirus Highlights Fragility of Global Supply Networks

Jaggaer

As public health epidemiologists warn that the coronavirus epidemic is far worse than earlier envisaged and that other countries should consider tough containment measures similar to those imposed in China, the likely human cost of the outbreak is enormous. In the auto industry, China is the world’s major supplier of parts.

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Supplier Risk Management Considerations for the Coronavirus Outbreak

ivalua

Even more concerning is that the death toll has spread outside of mainland China and ships outside of ports in Hong Kong and Japan are being quarantined. . This will impact manufacturers and retailers who rely on these products and labor, the logistics haulers expecting to transport the material, and ultimately the end consumers. .

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Post-pandemic Supply Chains

Enterra Insights

… The initial China experience with the virus provided some important lessons in supply-chain management — challenging truths and highlighting issues with the just-in-time systems that have come to be the norm. .”[5] ”[5] Extended global supply chains are being questioned as is a heavy reliance on Chinese manufacturing.

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eCommerce Considerations During the Coronavirus Outbreak

Vinculum

The supply sides of businesses are struggling to continue manufacturing operations as most of this activity takes place in China, where the virus outbreak has been the most severe. Both Alibaba and JD.com expanded during the SARS crisis in 2002-2003. Not the first time. Change in Actions. Fashion Trends and Apparel.

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10 Books Logistics And Supply Chain Experts Need To Read

Freightos

I threw in a healthy dose of interesting (globalization, shipping trends and the business of logistics), a dash of history (the evolution of longitude), a sprinkle of next generation manufacturing (lean manufacturing) and some great company success stories (FedEx, Walmart. Ever hear of Lean Manufacturing? Got some suggestions?

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Seasoned Leadership in Action™ – An Interview with Raymon Krishnan!

Supply Chain Game Changer

I then went on to work as a ‘shipper’, for a swiss confectionary manufacturer and then a global IT distributor. Running a cost effective and safe supply chain distribution network across multiple geographies in the Asia Pacific region manufacturing and shipping chemicals where we averaged one delivery every 50 seconds.